The Office

[Scott Murray]

I Dunno, but this may interest some, this is the office where I work along with the machine we use to move wagons around.:)

http://www.photo.net.au/members/d/6603-2/Office.JPG

http://www.photo.net.au/members/d/6612-2/Shunter%203.JPG

[SSSchwing]

wagons?

what do you do mate?

[moylan]

By the looks of behind that truck thing, he moves TRAIN Wagons/Cars.

It doesnt look like a very "Summer-Friendly" Office

[Scott Murray]

Yep moylan is right, in my main job I work for QRNational, largest rail company in Australia and yes the office is very summer freindly, completely airconditioned and very comfy.:)

[spalen]

wow neat - does that truck thing run on the rails too ? those things at the back look like train wheels i guess they drop onto the tracks?

[Scott Murray]

The "truck thing" is called a shunter, made by D&N Francis in brissy, it is purpose built and can pull an incredible amount of weight, the most we have pulled is 790 tonne. Quite incredible when you consider the machine only weighs 8000 kg itself, it seats 2, has a six cylinder Hino deisel engine coupled with a hydralic torque converter drive and planitary drives in all four wheels. It can be driven on the road as well as on the rail track. Cost in 1999 $135000.00 and yes it is airconditioned, lol.:)